
Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up to 85% of their home’s value and pay that amount back in monthly installments. A home equity line of credit […]

Key Takeaways Savings account yields are much higher than a few years ago Top rates may fall if the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates Online banks tend to offer the best yields available Rates on savings accounts are relatively unchanged since last week. You can now earn as much as 5.84% on your savings. Searching for an account where you […]

Key Takeaways Today’s highest CD rate is 4.94% for a jumbo 6-month CD. CD rates from online banks are commonly twice as high as the national average rates. CD ladders let you leverage high rates without locking up all of your money long-term. A CD is a specific type of savings account (known as a time deposit […]

Key Takeaways The highest money market account rate available today is 4.22% Changes from the Fed or your bank can quickly change money market rates Online banks typically offer the most competitive yields on the market Right now, the average money market rate sits at 0.5%, but the best rate today is 4.22%, according to Curinos. […]

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance climbed to 6.35% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. For 15-year fixed refinance mortgages, the average rate is 5.38%, and for 20-year mortgages, the average is 6.06%. Related: Compare Current Refinance Rates !function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(“iframe”);for(var t in a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[“datawrapper-height”][t]+”px”;r.style.height=d}}}))}(); 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Refinance Rates Climb 0.08% Currently, the average rate […]

Currently, the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.27%, compared to 6.25% a week ago, according to the Mortgage Research Center. For borrowers who want to pay off their home faster, the average rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage is 5.40%, up 0.33% from the previous week. If you’re thinking about refinancing to lock in a lower rate, […]

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30-year fixed refinance mortgage rates didn’t budge at 6.31% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The average rate on a 15-year mortgage refinance is 5.34%. On a 20-year mortgage refinance, the average rate is 6.03%. Related: Compare Current Refinance Rates !function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(“iframe”);for(var t in a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[“datawrapper-height”][t]+”px”;r.style.height=d}}}))}(); 30-Year Refinance Rates Climb 1.17% At […]